International
Finance
4DX Ventures aims to more than double AUM with third Africa VC fund
4DX Ventures, which has been one of the more active venture capital investors in early-stage startups in Africa, has kicked ......
Consumer
Exclusive: Zoscales, Ascent Capital Africa to strike joint PE deal in Ethiopia
East Africa-focussed private equity firms Zoscales Partners and Ascent Capital Africa are in an advanced stage of discussions to ink ......
Finance
Returning LP may increase cheque size for SPE Capital's new Africa fund
SPE Capital, which was spun out of Swicorp and raised $258 million to hit the final close on its first private equity fund in ......
TMT
Exclusive: Top tier PE consortium set to acquire NIDF-backed Pan African Towers
A group of top private equity firms have joined hands to strike a buyout transaction for Pan-African Towers, a telecommunications ......
General
Yassir-backer P1 Ventures set to loop in key LP after making first close for Africa VC fund
P1 Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, which is currently raising its maiden institutional fund even as it has ......
Finance
How this IIT Madras grad went on to create the most prolific VC firm in Africa
In the middle of 2010, Zachariah George visited South Africa on a short sabbatical that would change his destiny—and the fortunes of hundreds ......
Finance
Launch Africa Ventures aims at over $100 mn AUM with second VC fund
Launch Africa Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests across the continent, is planning to raise its second fund that ......
Finance
French fund manager RGreen Invest's Africa fund nears hard cap as it taps new LP
Paris-based RGreen Invest, an ESG (environmental, social and governance) investor, has received a commitment from a limited partner, as the ......
Infrastructure
Eco.business' climate-focused debt fund aimed at Africa set to get a top-up
Eco.business, a fund aiming to promote businesses contributing to biodiversity conservation in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean, has ......
TMT
Chari's Belkhayat on building a Moroccan version of Udaan, Khatabook and Paytm combined
Chari, a B2B ecommerce platform that seeks to help small retailers source goods in Morocco, has made headlines for attracting ......